May 12, 1947 – December 12, 2019
Hickory, North Carolina
Ernest Coots, 72, of Hickory, passed away on December 12, 2019 at Carolina Caring, following a period of declining health. Mr. Coots was born on May 12, 1947, in Hazard, Kentucky, to the late Monroe Coots and Mallie Wells Coots. He was a member of Lighthouse Ministries of Valdese. He had a great love for University Kentucky Basketball…